Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Vernooij, CP - SPLXM
"MONTERO ROMERO, ENRIQUE ELOI" wrote in message news:... > Well, > > Why i need this?. > > > Just to extend the VVDS of a volume. > > I mean > > SYS1.VVDS.VMYDASD 1 18267 1 18267 10 274006,10 > *** FREE EXTENT *** 0 18267 11 18297 4 27401

Re: Why the ISFROWS1 is different between on batch with under ISPF/PDF

2010-05-27 Thread Anthony Thompson
You need an ISPF environment in your batch job. You're just calling TSO there. Ant. Northern Territory Govt., Australia -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of ibmnew Sent: Friday, 28 May 2010 3:21 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subj

Why the ISFROWS1 is diffenent between on batch with under ISPF/PDF

2010-05-27 Thread ibmnew
I have the following questions : 1.Running my REXX under ISPF/PDF under ispf p.6 EX TEST.BJSP55.ZTB9TMP(SCHDA04) TEST.BJSP55.ZTB9TMP(SCHDA04) /* REXX */ RC=ISFCALLS(ON) ISFOWNER ="CCBSP02"

Re: TSO Issue

2010-05-27 Thread Anthony Thompson
Suggest collecting more diagnostic information. Try starting ISPF with the TESTX and TRACEX options. Ant. Northern Territory Govt., Australia -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Anson Ye Sent: Friday, 28 May 2010 2:36 PM To:

TSO Issue

2010-05-27 Thread Anson Ye
I got below message when I log on the z/OS TSO or start a new Hi All, I got below message when I log on the z/OS TSO or start a new ISPF panel via 'START' command. (The z/OS version is 1.11): ISPI025 TSO routine IRXINIT severe error - REXX environment     could not be initialized.  

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Re: ftping a gdg from the z box

2010-05-27 Thread Michael Saraco
There was another comment that was actually correct when you FTP a GDG it the windows serve whether it was or wasn't created in the JCL stream with the FTP it will always be the (0) generation. This works in my FTP PUT 'SYS3.TEST.DATA(0)' test.txt Michael Saraco Systems Consultant 303-838-33

Re: ftping a gdg from the z box

2010-05-27 Thread larry macioce
I am sorry if I didnt make myself clear, we are trying to put a gdg to a windows server. I understand that the way I am trying to transmit the file in the jcl is failing,but I was wondering if I had some syntax wrong but I feel Micheal may have hit it on the head, that ftp and the put do not unders

Re: Enterprise Extender, z/OS 1.11

2010-05-27 Thread Linda Mooney
Thanks to all who helped me with this issue I really appreciate it. Linda Mooney - Original Message - From: "Brian Peterson" To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:01:26 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: Enterprise Extender, z/OS 1.11 Try http://w

Re: SDSF-PRINT

2010-05-27 Thread Gerri Booth
Before issuing the PRINT command click on "Print" on the action bar and select "1. Print open sysout". (I'm assuming here that you do have the action bar displayed at the top of each SDSF panel.) You'll be presented with the SDSF Open Print panel. There are fields for CHARS (the UCS field), and

Re: ftping a gdg from the z box

2010-05-27 Thread Scott Barry
>From: larry macioce >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Date: 05/27/2010 04:54 PM >Subject:ftping a gdg from the z box >Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > >we are trying to ftp(put) a gdg using the (+1) notation. The thing fails >everytime with a eza2253(I think) I can't

Re: Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine

2010-05-27 Thread Adam Johanson
Cool. And it turns out ASCBASID isn't really for the home address space, but when I picked the ASID out of PSAAOLD, that points to the home address space's ASCB. - Adam -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access i

Re: ftping a gdg from the z box

2010-05-27 Thread Michael Saraco
You can FTP a GDG If you are creating the GDG in the same JCL stream it will be (+1) if the GDG is created in a different job it will be (0). There is already a response for FTPing into the GDG. Michael Saraco Systems Consultant 303-838-3374 x115 Cell 507-525-0530 From: larry macioce T

Re: ftping a gdg from the z box

2010-05-27 Thread Natarajan Mohan
You will have to access the data set as generation zero on the ftp put step. //FTPSTEP EXEC PGM=FTP,REGION=4096K, // PARM='ftp.server.com (EXIT TI 720' //PTFBIN DD DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),DSN=GDG.DATASET(+1), . //INPUT DD * anonymous a...@a.com put target-file-name 'GDG.DATASE

Re: ftping a gdg from the z box

2010-05-27 Thread Starr, Alan
Mace, Two things occur to me immediately: 1) Are you sure that you have defined the GDG in the catalog? FTP can create a new GDS but not the GDG. 2) If the GDS is non-SMS, have you defined the Model-DSCB in the FTP Data that is being used? Here is a snippet (rather long) from the 1.9 manual

Re: ftping a gdg from the z box

2010-05-27 Thread Ken Porowski
FTP does not understand GDG's you have to use the fully qualified name -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of larry macioce Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 5:54 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: [IBM-MAIN] ftping a gdg from the z

ftping a gdg from the z box

2010-05-27 Thread larry macioce
we are trying to ftp(put) a gdg using the (+1) notation. The thing fails everytime with a eza2253(I think) I can't email from work so I am trying to remember the code. I looked the error up and it showed it cant find the dsn we are asking for. We have tried to tick mark it (ie 'dsn.gdg(+1)' but it

Re: Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine

2010-05-27 Thread Wayne Driscoll
To find the PRIMARY ASID, use the EPAR instruction, then use the LOCASCB macro if you need the ASCB address. === Wayne Driscoll OMEGAMON DB2 L3 Support/Development wdrisco(AT)us.ibm.com === From: Adam Johan

Re: Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine

2010-05-27 Thread Adam Johanson
Wayne, Yeah, I'm getting the ASCB from PSAAOLD and my confusion was that I didn't know that the ASCBASID is for the home address space, rather than the primary. Thanks, Adam Johanson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / sig

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>That´s the way we use to. So if there is a better way to perform this VVDS >size increase, please send it. :-) In a prior life, as a Space Cadet (over 20 years ago), when 3380 architecture was king, and 3390's hadn't even been announced, we/i handled that by allocating 'large" VVDS datasets. T

SDSF-PRINT

2010-05-27 Thread Ron Wells
ok---lets try this again I have a report...sitting on jes2.. I view it in sdsf...select it (S) I issue a PRINT 1100 1200 capturing 100 lines and producing another sysout..(naturally with my id as job name) My problem is >> original report has a CHARS/FORMDEF/PAGEDEF... The new report I just g

Re: Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine

2010-05-27 Thread Wayne Driscoll
Where are you getting the source for the ASID and TCB address? If you are using PSAAOLD and PSATOLD, then you are seeing what is expected. When you issue a PC-ss, the PASN (in CR4) will be changed, and the SASN (in CR3) may be changed, depending on how the PC routine is defined. However, the

Re: Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine

2010-05-27 Thread Adam Johanson
Yeah, Alan, just as I was thinking more about it, that thought came to me and I posted it. Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IB

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Brian Peterson
Per OA31970, you can turn off this new behavior dynamically using the following command: SETALLOC SYSTEM,IEFBR14_DELMIGDS=LEGACY It would certainly be interesting to me to hear if the IEFBR14 problem you've reported goes away with LEGACY set for this parameter. Brian On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:39:1

Re: Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine

2010-05-27 Thread Starr, Alan
You description matches my recollection. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Johanson Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:47 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine I'm starting to think

Re: Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine

2010-05-27 Thread Adam Johanson
I'm starting to think that the ASID that I'm looking at (from ASCBASID) is the home ASID, rather than the primary ASID, which does change for the space-switch. Yes, no? - Adam -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archiv

Re: Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine

2010-05-27 Thread Starr, Alan
Adam, It's been a long time since I used to live and breathe this cross-memory stuff. As I recall, PSAAOLD (which is what I assume you're looking at for your WTO) points to the HOME address space (i.e. your small batch job), which will be charged for the resources consumed by the PC subroutine

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Darth Keller
>> Do you have SYSTEM IEFBR14_DELMIGDS(NORECALL) set on your z/OS 1.11 system? Yes, we do have this parm set. ddk This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the r

Same ASID in Space-Switching PC Routine

2010-05-27 Thread Adam Johanson
So I finally have a need to write a PC routine. I've been wanting to do this for a while. However, I'm seeing something that's not behaving like I expect it to. My server address space creates the PC routine (among other things) and then just sits there. For testing, I'm calling the PC routi

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Linda Mooney
A few (okay plus a few more) years ago, one of our applications programmers would run a special run of a process that would take 12 to 14 hours to produce a large dataset that, only on the special runs, would be taken into a follow-on process.  Usually, the programmer would forget to update the

Re: Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread Charles Mills
L R3,PSAAOLD-PSA(0) POINT TO ACB L R4,X'6C'(,R3) POINT TO ASXB FROM ACB MVC DDINAME8(8),X'C0'(R4) MOVE USER NAME FROM ASXB Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Thu

Re: Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread Starr, Alan
John, I do love that macro. A standard interface without any control block and/or component sensitivity (except JSAB, of course). That's a keeper! Thanks! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Thursday, May

Re: Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread Hayim Sokolsky
USING PSA,0 (PSA) LR1,PSATOLD R1->TCB USING TCB,R1(TCB) ICM R1,15,TCBSENV Have ACEE? BNZ HAVEACEE Yes, use it LR1,PSAAOLD R1->ASCB USING ASCB,R1 (ASCB) LR1,ASCBASXB R1->ASXB

Re: Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread McKown, John
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Re: Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread Mark Jacobs
On 05/27/10 14:51, Mark Zelden wrote: On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:44:18 -0400, Mark Jacobs wrote: On 05/27/10 14:40, zMan wrote: How do I determine what userid I'm running under from an assembler application in z/OS batch? The Rexx USERID() function works, but I'd rather not call a Rexx p

Re: Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:44:18 -0400, Mark Jacobs wrote: >On 05/27/10 14:40, zMan wrote: >> How do I determine what userid I'm running under from an assembler >> application in z/OS batch? The Rexx USERID() function works, but I'd rather >> not call a Rexx program just to fetch me the userid. >> >>

Re: Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread zMan
Thanks, Marks! :-) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:40:38 -0400, zMan wrote: >How do I determine what userid I'm running under from an assembler >application in z/OS batch? The Rexx USERID() function works, but I'd rather >not call a Rexx program just to fetch me the userid. > >Some Googling hasn't turned anything up, but it

Re: Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread Mark Jacobs
On 05/27/10 14:40, zMan wrote: How do I determine what userid I'm running under from an assembler application in z/OS batch? The Rexx USERID() function works, but I'd rather not call a Rexx program just to fetch me the userid. Some Googling hasn't turned anything up, but it's a pretty generic re

Userid from assembler in z/OS batch

2010-05-27 Thread zMan
How do I determine what userid I'm running under from an assembler application in z/OS batch? The Rexx USERID() function works, but I'd rather not call a Rexx program just to fetch me the userid. Some Googling hasn't turned anything up, but it's a pretty generic request, lots of (useless) hits. --

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Brian Peterson
Do you have SYSTEM IEFBR14_DELMIGDS(NORECALL) set on your z/OS 1.11 system? My point with mentioning OA31970 was a more general observation that there are problably some number of problems with IEFBR14_DELMIGDS(NORECALL). It is also possible that the brand new fix (May 2010) for OA31970 will fi

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Darth Keller
>>Interesting APAR OA31970 >>I wonder if you might have set the following in ALLOCxx: >> SYSTEM IEFBR14_DELMIGDS(NORECALL) I don't believe this applies as the disposition in our job is "MOD,KEEP,KEEP" ddk This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally pr

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Brian Peterson
Interesting APAR OA31970 I wonder if you might have set the following in ALLOCxx: SYSTEM IEFBR14_DELMIGDS(NORECALL) I believe the default is IEFBR14_DELMIGDS(LEGACY) which might provide you with better results, while waiting for a fix from IBM. Brian On Thu, 27 May 2010 10:24:12 -0500

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Darth Keller
>>Possible data loss for z/OS 1.11 users of GDG's with GDS_RECLAIM We took care of this one - don't think it's related. ddk This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). I

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Frank Skellen
Try this link: z/OS family - all hardware, OS, and related software: Red Alerts * http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/redAlerts/home.html?myns=z000&mynp=OCHW188&mynp=OCHW18N&mynp=OCHW19Y&mynp=OCHW20L&mynp=OCHW22D&mynp=OCHW23D&mynp=OCHW25D&mynp=OCHW30D&mynp=OCSWG90&mynp=OCSWG8

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Mark Jacobs
On 05/27/10 12:45, Darth Keller wrote: By any chance is the catalogue containing the GDG disconnected?. If that were the case, then the MOD would try to write a new dataset, thus requiring space. Hi Linda - no chance - I checked it out. As far as I can tell, the jobs all

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 27 May 2010 11:06:59 -0500, Staller, Allan wrote: >Sounds like it could be related to the IEFBR14 change to delete files >w/o recall > I thought that was supposed to affect only DISP=(*,DELETE). If both primary and secondary dispositions are specified, must both be DELETE? (In case IEFBR

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Darth Keller
>>By any chance is the catalogue containing the GDG disconnected?. If that were the case, then the MOD would try to write a new dataset, thus >>requiring space. Hi Linda - no chance - I checked it out. As far as I can tell, the jobs all ran successfully on 5/15, we put in zOS1.11 on the 16t

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Linda Mooney
Hi Darth, By any chance is the catalogue containing the GDG disconnected?.  If that were the case, then the MOD would try to write a new dataset, thus requiring space. HTH, Linda Mooney - Original Message - From: "Allan Staller" To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Thursday, M

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 27 May 2010 11:11:39 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >On Thu, 27 May 2010 09:57:50 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: >>>And renaming the squatter wouldn't have sufficed? (Of course one >>>must anticipate the need to do this.) >> >>I don't understand your meaning. >> >Backup the obstructing (ad

Re: Calculating the pipe size for DASD mirroring

2010-05-27 Thread Starr, Alan
Sorry list! Now I did it! That was obviously meant for John. I apologize! Alan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Starr, Alan Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 09:17 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Calculating the pipe si

Re: Calculating the pipe size for DASD mirroring

2010-05-27 Thread Starr, Alan
Thanks John John, I hadn't realized that you actually consult for IntelliMagic these days. Dank je wel for your help and for putting Brent on to me. This list is helpful at times but I do wish that some respondents would read the question more carefully and remain closer to the topic when they

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 27 May 2010 09:57:50 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: >>> >>And renaming the squatter wouldn't have sufficed? (Of course one >>must anticipate the need to do this.) > >I don't understand your meaning. > Backup the obstructing (adjacent) data set. Rename it. Now you have you placeholder. (Data

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Staller, Allan
Sounds like it could be related to the IEFBR14 change to delete files w/o recall A stub of the JCL: //DD29 DD DSN=JSDT.D1MKE.IM.RUN2.DTGDIG01, //DISP=(MOD,KEEP,KEEP) Prior to the implementation of zOS1.11, this worked successfully every time. Since we implemented 1.11, every

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Darth Keller
>> Look at APAR OW02756, PTFs UW04277 or UW04278. John & Steve - Thanks for the help. ddk This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Darth Keller > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:24 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: zOS1.11 Allocation error > > We have an application which runs a batch job, in one step of >

Re: zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Darth Keller Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:24 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: zOS1.11 Allocation error We have an application which runs a batch job, in one step of which they use an I

zOS1.11 Allocation error

2010-05-27 Thread Darth Keller
We have an application which runs a batch job, in one step of which they use an IEFBR14 to recall multiple GDG's. They do this by specifying the GDG base with DISP=(MOD,KEEP,KEEP). There are approx.50 DD's in the step and they have multiple jobs that do this - I try not to judge, but I certai

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread R.S.
MONTERO ROMERO, ENRIQUE ELOI pisze: Well, Why i need this?. Just to extend the VVDS of a volume. 1. Why not allocate larger VVDS ? It's a matter of few tracks. 2. What about secondary extents? Do they have to be adjacent? 3. It's enough to allocate PS dataset just after VVDS allocation (a

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Chris Mason
Chris Yup, I guess there is some merit - gosh, I've done it again! - in looking through all the previous posts. >...> Kees Vernooij wrote all of 7 hours before >...> Yes there is, check the ABSTR parameter on the DD statement. Chris Mason On Thu, 27 May 2010 08:28:51 -0600, Blaicher, Chris

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 27 May 2010 09:43:08 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >On Thu, 27 May 2010 08:00:57 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: >> >>I need to move / expand the VTOC on a mod 27 and moved a data set that >>was adjacent. I wanted to allocate a "place holder" so nothing else would >>get allocated there (because

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread MONTERO ROMERO, ENRIQUE ELOI
Well, Why i need this?. Just to extend the VVDS of a volume. I mean SYS1.VVDS.VMYDASD 1 18267 1 18267 10 274006,10 *** FREE EXTENT *** 0 18267 11 18297 4 274016,444 <-- allocate a temporary file in this part of the dasd Our procedure t

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 27 May 2010 08:00:57 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: > >I need to move / expand the VTOC on a mod 27 and moved a data set that >was adjacent. I wanted to allocate a "place holder" so nothing else would >get allocated there (because I wanted to do it at a later date/time) and > And renaming the s

Re: How low can you go?

2010-05-27 Thread Al Sherkow
Ken you're correct; there is a minimum charge of 3 MSUs for an IBM product per "PricingPlex". That's important because it is not per machine. Al Sherkow I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on Capacity Planning, Performance Tuning, WLC, LPARs, IRD and LCS Software Seminars on IBM

Re: LPSERVE configuration

2010-05-27 Thread Yolanda Lobo Santa-Maria
Found FORMS parameter on OUTPUT statement. Thanks for your help -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Blaicher, Chris
To answer the question, rather than ask why --- Use ABSTR function of the SPACE parameter as in //DUMMY DD DSN=SOMETHING,SPACE=(ABSTR,(150,15)),UNIT=SYSDA,VOL=SER=XX That allocates 10 cylinders starting at cylinder 1, assuming 3390 devices. If you wanted a PDS with 15 directory blocks, S

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread R.S.
Hal Merritt pisze: Not with modern DASD, AFAIK. Tracks, cylinders, etc are just logical constructs. The 'front' of a volume could appear just about anywhere on the physical disk. Except for some potential logical fragmentation issues, why do you care? Virtual disk 3390-27 is still real from z

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Vernooij, CP - SPLXM
They are quite real to z/OS. See the rest of the thread for some useful situations. Kees. "Hal Merritt" wrote in message news:<1910aea19cd2554fb59403184ebe43810284511...@mmoexchmbs01.jhacorp.co m>... > Not with modern DASD, AFAIK. Tracks, cylinders, etc are just logical constructs. The 'front'

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Hal Merritt
Not with modern DASD, AFAIK. Tracks, cylinders, etc are just logical constructs. The 'front' of a volume could appear just about anywhere on the physical disk. Except for some potential logical fragmentation issues, why do you care? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Thompson, Steve wrote: >So how do I do with Windows or *nix? Try the Format utility? ;-D >Remember, coming to a blade near you Really Sharp Cutting Technology! ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- For IBM-MAIN sub

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Zelden Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:01 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS) On Thu, 27 May 2010 12:04:40 +, Ted MacN

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 27 May 2010 12:04:40 +, Ted MacNEIL wrote: >>Is there some way to allocate a dataset specifying the exact position into >the Disk? > >I have a question! >Why do you need to do this? > I had a need to do it last week (maybe for the first time in many years). I need to move / expand

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Chris Mason
> Why do you need to do this? I guess that'll be "apart from having restored a 'dump' tape which didn't include the VTOC." Chris Mason On Thu, 27 May 2010 12:04:40 +, Ted MacNEIL wrote: >>Is there some way to allocate a dataset specifying the exact position into >the Disk? > >I have a qu

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Is there some way to allocate a dataset specifying the exact position into the Disk? I have a question! Why do you need to do this? - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instr

Re: can't get a valid JAVAENV file specified for DB2 WLM address space

2010-05-27 Thread Jim McAlpine
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Patrick Lyon wrote: > > It also says it should be a dataset with an lrecl of 255 and blksize of > 4096. > > Indeed that was the problem. I saw that in the manual and ignored it as I presumed that advice was only there if you wanted to have the info in an MVS file.

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Chris Mason
Enrique And it works - or, at least it did in May 1974! I was setting up a demonstration of some product on VS1 for an exhibition in the USSR. I had a tape copy of the DASD containing the data sets involved. Unfortunately, the VTOC did not restore for some reason - and maybe some data sets but

Re: How low can you go?

2010-05-27 Thread R.S.
zMan pisze: What's the smallest usable z/OS LPAR you have, in MSUs? Just curious -- obviously "it depends": DB2+CICS+heavy batch+IMS+MQ+WebSphere+++ is going to make for a much smaller "small" than "just" light batch testing, but I'm curious. (And yes, I realize that z10 MSUs are bigger than olde

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Anthony Thompson
Be aware that datasets allocated with ABSTR can't be system-managed. SMS and HSM won't talk to them. Ant. Northern Territory Government, Australia -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Vernooij, CP - SPLXM Sent: Thursday, 27 Ma

Re: Calculating the pipe size for DASD mirroring

2010-05-27 Thread Zaromil Tisler
On Wed, 26 May 2010 15:01:51 -0500, Brian Peterson wrote: >We replicate all JES2 data sets (spool, checkpoint, etc) to our remote site, >and we have NEVER failed to warm start JES2 using our asynchronous DASD >replication solution - a solution which also guarantees consistency. > >If the DASD repl

Re: Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread Vernooij, CP - SPLXM
"MONTERO ROMERO, ENRIQUE ELOI" wrote in message news:... > Hi team, > > Is there some way to allocate a dataset specifying the exact position into the Disk? > > I know that in VSE using the // DLBL and // EXTENT can be used to allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD. > > But what

Allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD (z/OS)

2010-05-27 Thread MONTERO ROMERO, ENRIQUE ELOI
Hi team, Is there some way to allocate a dataset specifying the exact position into the Disk? I know that in VSE using the // DLBL and // EXTENT can be used to allocate a dataset in an specific track into the DASD. But what about z/OS? Is it possible? How to do it? Thanks a bunch, Enrique Mo

Re: Calculating the pipe size for DASD mirroring

2010-05-27 Thread John Ticic
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Re: CARLA Code question

2010-05-27 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Aayush Tiwari wrote: >Error : CKR0621 Current id referred to but not defined - assume user [ ... snipped ... ] Go to this address and post your question there: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=1255 HTH Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---